St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
THE ASSAULTS AND DEFENSE.

| storming was ended
THE ASSAULT DEFENSE.
The Fire EkinS7s Chariot Destroyed
by His Own ElemeMt-sE II o W Fierce
~ The Battle Ragged About the
| Castle.
The forces commanded by the Fire King
formed on Tenth street with right resting
on Minnesota. His chariot was novel
device and was the invention of General
Manager Van Slyke. 1t was built in the
I form of float Surmountcd by crown four
feet in diameter made of copper, with an
immense torch overhead supported by four
rods. The float was lighted by siXty-four
burners, with thirteen lights to each burner,
the light being furnished by gasoline in
| thirty-gallOn tank placed under the rear
seat. The ornamental work Oh the float
was designed by Emil Ulrici. while the
lighting apparatus was the work of Robert
Seeger. In the center Of the crown sat ID.
a. Monfort, the Fire King. dressed III a suit
OF rel ornamented with gold tinseI. The
float was drawn by four horses, covered with
red blankets, The Flambeau club, ninety
five strong, acted as an escort and marched
directly behind the float, While detail of
six from tue same club acted as body
guard. The members of the body guard
! were armed with tlambeau torches. \ few
minutes before o'clock the procession
moved up Minnesota street, and as his
fiery majesty sat within his shining crown,
confident OF speedy victory, his signs for
more worlds to conquer were plainly
audible. But, alas! defeat came sooner
than any one had expected; for no sooner
had the procession become fairly started
| !,
oped in flame and his majesty and attend
ants, throwing aside all show of dignity,
descended from their perches and rolled
| their royal forms in the snow. This was
| not all-the flames momentarily crept nearer
| the tank Of gasoline and all thoughts of
victory by his majesty and followers gave
away to fears OF an explosion, but the
flames were eXtinguished and the procession
moved on the grounds, entering the Robert
street gate. The above mishap will explain
the absence of the Fire Kings chariot from
| the line of the attacking force.
AN ARMISTICE DECLARED.
To those standing under the castle wall
| the affair was not one Of unalloyed pleas
ure. Amid the deafening roar Of the
bombs, the cracking of fireworks, and the
showers of tlre, it seemed as though those
massive blocks Of ice were trembling and
MdNGlllS tS lllOuSh dpUul W ldlI. All &C
casional splinter of ice, dislodged by the
explosion of the bombs, would come tumb-
ling down from its resting place and fall at
the feet of the castles noble defenders.
The fire sparks fell in torrents, and eyes
and faces were constantly endangered. But
the legiOnS of the glorious King OF the Car
nival never Wavered. Before the main en-
trance of the castle stood the Knights of
st. George. and throughout that fearful
battle the cross of red, upon its field of
white. floated glorOusy in the face of the
hordeS of the Fire King. At the northern
pOstern the noble Columbus, led by that
loyal knight, Sir George Allen. held the
| enemies OF the king at bay. On the east
and west We're such brave clans as that OF
the Pioneer Press brigade the Windsors,
the North Stars, the Nushkas, the Wa
koutaS, the Norwegian Ski and Kjekas
the Saltwater clubs, the Makwas, the
Ryans, the Little Crows, the Owls and the
St. Paul curriers'. Furiously ragged the
battle, but the brave hosts of BorealS, king
OF the regions OF ice and snow, lost not one
foot of ground. but stood fast against the
! forces Of the monarch of the cal0ric regions.
And the king, brave Borealis, where was
he? In a turret of his castle, with folded
arms and knitted brow, stood BOrealis His
Royal NibS swept the field of battle with
his eagle eye. He spoke no word save to
give an occasional order to be carried by his
fleet-footed cOurierS to his generals in
battle. And still the battle waged.
The roar OF the ponderouS mOrtarS shook
the castle to its very foundations. Neither
side gained or lost ground, but both lOnged
for brief respite from the carnival of fire.
! And it was then that BoreaIiS, great and
noble king, gathered his wise men about
him to take counsel on what was best to be
done. Men, brave in war and wise in
| council, deliberate upon the situation.
Finally the king decreed that a flag, asking
| for an arnistice, should be hoisted from the
main tower Of the CASTLE and it was done.
The Fire King responded with flag of
| truce and the king of the land of ice and
snow and the king OF the regions of fire
declared an armiStice of one week, until
the 9th day of the first month of the year
! 1887